International trade has grown rapidly over the past half century, accommodated by the transportation industry through concomitant growth and technological change. But while the connection between transport and trade flows is clear, the academic literature often looks at these two issues separately. This Handbook is unique in pulling together the key insights of each field while highlighting what we know about their intersection and ideas for future research in this relatively unexamined but growing area of study.After presenting the latest data and modeling techniques used to explain global trade patterns, the chapters address directly the core theme of the Handbook: the intersection of international trade and transportation costs. Other key topics examined include trade facilitation, trade networks, and the role of transport costs in offshoring, foreign investment location, and the role of intermediary firms.The Handbook is an excellent primer on the essential concepts and references in international trade and transport for scholars who may have their primary expertise in one of these areas, but are not as familiar with the other. It will also be an invaluable resource for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and other researchers who are relatively new to either field.Contributors include: L. Alfaro, S.L. Baier, K. Behrens, B.A. Blonigen, B.S. Blum, W.M. Brown, J. Carballo, Y.-T. Chang, M.X. Chen, S. Claro, J.J. Corbett, J. Damnjanovic, P. de Langen, F.J. Díez, P.H. Egger, L. Fan, H. Görg, A. Hanley, J.D. Ho, I.J. Horstmann, M.N. Jovanovic, A. Kerr, X. Li, F. Lin, H. Meersman, D. Miljkovic, M. Moore, J. Mora, J. Njegi , T. Notteboom, P. O'Neill, K.H. Park, S. Russell Riggs, P. Saragiotis, G. Schaur, A.C. Spearot, C. Sys, W.K. Talley, E. Van de Voorde, T. Vanelslander, C. Volpe Martincus, W.W. Wilson, J.J. Winebrake, Y. Wolfmayr, Y.V. Yotov, A. Zhang, S. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Z. Zhang
Contents: 1. International Trade and Transportation: An Introduction Bruce A. Blonigen and Wesley W. Wilson PART I Modeling and Estimating International Trade Patterns 2. Gravity, distance, and international trade Scott L. Baier, Amanda Kerr and Yoto V. Yotov 3. International trade data and empirical patterns Peter H. Egger and Yvonne Wolfmayr 4. Gravity models in air transport research: A survey and an application Yahua Zhang, Faqin Lin and Anming Zhang PART II Transport Costs and International Trade 5. Trade costs and international trade flows: Methodologies, data, and empirical evidence Michael O. Moore 6. Transport costs, trade, and geographic concentration: Evidence from Canada Kristian Behrens and W. Mark Brown 7. Offshoring and transport costs Holger Goerg and Aoife Hanley 8. Transportation costs and trade for differentiated agricultural products Dragan Miljkovic 9. Environmental issues in international trade and transportation James J. Corbett and James J. Winebrake PART III Agents of International Trade 10. Firms in international trade Federico J. Diez, Jesse Mora and Alan C. Spearot 11. Trade costs and the role of international trade intermediaries Bernardo S. Blum, Sebastian Claro, and Ignatius J. Horstmann 12. Transportation cost and the geography of foreign investment Laura Alfaro and Maggie Xiaoyang Chen PART IV Logistics 13. Trade logistics and seaborne transportation Wayne K. Talley and Sara Russell Riggs 14. Transportation and trade interactions: A trade facilitation perspective Jeronimo Carballo, Georg Schaur and Christian Volpe Martincus PART V Transport Infrastructure for International Trade 15. DEA and transportation efficiency Kevin Hyosoo Park and Young-Tae Chang 16. Trade Costs, Trade, and Port efficiency Bruce A. Blonigen and Wesley W. Wilson 17. Getting Port Governance Right Peter de Langen and Periklis Saragiotis 18. Vessel size, investments and trade Lixian Fan, Xinlu Li, Sijie Zhang and Zimeng Zhang PART VI Transport Networks in International Trade 19. Trade and transport modes: The search for global connectivity through transport networks Theo Notteboom 20. Benefits, challenges and trends for regional transport connectivity in Asia Peter O'Neill 21. Euro-Asian overland transport links: prospects and challenges Miroslav N. Jovanovic, Jelena Damnjanovic and Jovan Njegic 22. Panama canal William W. Wilson and Javier D. Ho 23. Competition and the container liner shipping industry Hilde Meersman, Christa Sys, Eddy Van de Voorde and Thierry Vanelslander Index
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